Chem 2 module 18 vocab

Any chemical reaction in which electrons are transferred from one substance to another; also called a redox reaction

• oxidation- reduction reaction

• oxidation

• reduction

• oxidation number method

An oxidation- reduction reaction

• redox reaction

• oxidizing agent

• half- reaction

• reduction

The complete or partial loss of electrons from a reacting substance; increases an atom's oxidation number

• oxidation

• reduction

• species

• redox reaction

The complete or partial gain of electrons by a reacting substance; decreases an atom's oxidation number

• reduction

• oxidation

• oxidizing agent

• reducing agent

The positive or negative charge of a monatomic ion

• oxidation number

• oxidizing agent

• oxidation number method

• oxidation

The substance that oxidizes another substance by accepting its electrons

• oxidizing agent

• reducing agent

• half- reaction

• species

The substance that reduces another substance by losing electrons

• reducing agent

• oxidizing agent

• reduction

• oxidation

The technique that can be used to balance more difficult redox reactions based on the fact that the number of electrons or ions accepted by other atoms

• oxidation number method

• species

• half- reaction

• oxidation

Any kind of chemical unit involved in a process

• species

• reducing agent

• oxidizing agent

• half- reaction

One of two parts of a redox reaction - the oxidation half, which shows the number of electrons lost when a species is oxidized, or the reduction half, which shows the number of electrons gained when a species is reduced

• half- reaction

• species

• redox reaction

• oxidation- reduction reaction